Improvement in corner-posts for carriage-seats



SOLON S. STANLEY.

Improvement in Corner Posts for Carriage Seats. N0. ZBOZ.' PatentedlanQSOJSZ Fig s1 y 4.

A ill SOLON S. STANLEY, OF SANDUSKY, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN CORNER-POSTS FOR CARRIAGE-SEATS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 123,302, dated January 30, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SOLO?.T S. STANLEY, of Sandusky, in the county ot' Erie, State ot' Ollio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corner-Posts for Carriage-Seats, of which the following; is a full and complete description,reterenee heilig had to the accompanying drawing making a part of this specication, in which Figure 1 is a side view ofthe standard; Fig. 2, a view ot' the rear side. Fig. 5 is a top View.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several views. l

The nature ot' this invention relates to a corner post or standard for carriage-seats; and the objectthereot' is to provide a neat and substantial support to the back rail and arms ot' the seat.

Said post is made oi iron, and consists in part of a shank, A, having a t'oot piece, B, whereby it is screwed or otherwise fastened to the bottom ot' the seat in the position shown in Fig. 1. The upper end of the post is provided with an angle-irol'i, C, consisting of thin plates or wings, to which the ends of the rails D and ends ofthe arms E are fastened, as shown in the drawing, in which it will be seen that the rail and arms are secured to the inside of the angle-iron, the iron being letI into the wood Hush therewith and thereto secured by screws F.

It will be observed that the ends of the angle-iron are cut to a miter angle, so that the ends tit in the wood in a dovetail-like manner, as shown at a., Fig. 5, which assists in holding the rail to the iron, thereby making the corner much stronger than if let in the wood with a square end, but which the end of the wings may have it' so desired, as indicated by the dotted lines I), 3.

I am aware that iron posts or standards have been used for corner-posts for carriageseats; but such posts have a socket or sockets in which to insert the ends of the back rail and arms; but thisI do not claim, as my post differs from that in having' no socket, but an angle-iron, provided with a miter end or ends, so that they are iitted to the rail in a doVeta-illike manner.

By thus using` an angle-iron instead of a socket for holding the ends of the back rail and arms ofthe seat, I am enabled to cushion the inside and top ot' the rail and arms, and secure the trimmings to the corners by nails in the usual way, but which cannot be done when the corners are formed of iron sockets, as nails cannot be driven therein for fastening the triminings.

Cla/im.

That I claim as myinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The herein-described corner -posts A for wagon and carriage seats, provided with an angle-iron, C, to which is attached the back rail and arms of the seat, forming an angular joint, in the manner substantially as described, and t'or the purpose set forth.

SOLON S. STANLEY.

W'itnesses:

ALoNzo F. HUBBELL, ALBERT E. EVANS. 

